Am 26.03.2014 um 01:03 schrieb Uwe Stöhr <uwesto...@web.de>: > Am 26.03.2014 00:11, schrieb Stephan Witt: > >>> Now the installer _always_ installs a stripped down Python for LyX and adds >>> its path to PATH_prefix. >> >> I have to repeat myself: I think it's not the task of the installer to add >> anything to path_prefix. > > And who/what program should do this instead?
The LyX binary itself at run-time. With platform dependent code to lookup the registry. As I said an alternative can be a bundled python with a well known path relative to the LyX binary itself. Stephan >>>> Because LyX is unusable without it LyX should use the correct python >>>> detection itself. >>> >>> That would be nice. I don't know if this can be achieved because checking >>> for installed programs require some registry routines. >>> However the discussion I recently had with Georg on the list about Python >> >> I have seen Georg's messages and I think Georg didn't say the current >> solution is working fine. >> He mentioned a bug he filed which is not solved until now. > > This is most probably not our fault as I wrote. > > regards Uwe
